Mob thrashes 34 girls as they resist molestation bid in Bihar school

Thirty-four minor girls were allegedly beaten up by a mob when they opposed sexual advances of the youths from a nearby village in Supaul district on Saturday evening. All the injured girls are students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Darpakha village. KGBV is a residential school for girls belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities.

| TNN | Updated: Oct 7, 2018, 23:26 IST

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All the injured girls are students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Supaul district

Supaul DM Baidya Nath Yadav said that a complaint was registered against the attackers and strict action would be taken

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PATNA: In an outrageous incident, 34 minor girls were allegedly beaten up by a mob when they opposed sexual advances of the youths from a nearby village in Supaul district on Saturday evening.

All the injured girls are students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Darpakha village here under Triveniganj block. KGBV is a residential school for girls belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. At least 30 girls of classes VI to VIII were injured and rushed to the Referral Hospital in Triveniganj by the district administration officials.

The incident occurred around 5pm on Saturday. The girls of the residential school were playing inside the campus when some youths from a nearby village and students of Middle School, Triveniganj adjacent to the KGBV, allegedly passed lewd comments and sexually harassed the girls. The girls resisted the advances, beat up the youths and chased them away by throwing sticks and stones.

Afterwards, the youths and students of Middle School narrated the incident to their parents. Angry over the incident, the parents, along with other villagers, entered the school premises and attacked the girls. The ruckus inside the school continued for half an hour and the mob brutally thrashed the girls. Many were wounded. The mob also vandalised the school property.

The local administration reached the school after the hostel warden Reema Raj informed them about the incident. The students were first taken to the nearby primary health centre for treatment. Two of the girls were shifted to Supaul Sadar Hospital after their condition deteriorated.

Hostel warden Reema told TOI that classes were over and the students were playing in the ground like any other day. "Suddenly, the girls started screaming and shouting. First, I thought they were making the noise while playing. When the voices got louder, I saw around 15 people, both men and women, thrashing the girls with canes and rods. I alerted the security guard at the hostel and called up the local administration. By the time the security guard reached the school campus, they ran away," she said. The school campus was a hundred steps away from the hostel.

The minor girls alleged that youths of the nearby village often harassed them and passed lewd comments. When the students objected to their advances, they called their parents and beat up the girls.

Supaul DM Baidya Nath Yadav, who was at the Referral Hospital, said that a complaint was registered against the attackers and strict action would be taken against the accused.

Narrating the incident, the DM said some of the girls caught a few youths and Middle School students lurking near the school campus and writing vulgar messages on the wall. "Both the schools (KGBV and Middle School) are in the same campus but have separate buildings and a common playground. The girls asked them not to write vulgar messages. The youths later sexually harassed them, to which the girls opposed and were beaten up. Later, the boys called their parents and thrashed the girls," said Yadav.

Supaul SP Mrityunjay Kumar Choudhary told TOI that three people have been arrested for the act. "The complaint was lodged against nine persons. Two of them were arrested, including Hari Kumar and Mohan Kumar of Darpakha village while the other accused are absconding. The police also detained four persons for investigation," the SP said.

"Around 11 girls are still undergoing treatment at Referral Hospital while two are admitted at sadar Hospital. According to doctor, all of themare doing well and would discharge soon," Supaul DEO Jagatpati Choudhary said.

Bihar education minister Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma said that it was a serious matter and action would be taken against the culprits. "To avoid such incidents in the future, the department will take steps to ensure the safety of girls in schools, especially residential ones. The department will appoint female constables and security personnel in girls' schools," he said.

Meanwhile, taking a swipe at Bihar CM Nitish Kumar former, deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote on his twitter handle on Sunday: "When administrator is selfish, citizens' life becomes a curse! In Bihar, CM is not only selfish but also option-less and confused! On one hand he is desperate to revive his already dead credibility & on the other hand public is suffering due to rising crime."

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